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Welcome to the Office of Environmental
Adjudication
Indiana Government Center North
Room N501
100 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2200
The Office of Environmental Adjudication (OEA) was
created in 1995 to review the decisions of the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM).
The petitions fall into one of two categories: the appeal of enforcement actions
brought by IDEM or the appeal of an IDEM decision to issue or deny a permit.
Appeals of enforcement actions concern violations of the following environmental
laws of the State of Indiana:
- Air pollution control laws (as defined in IC
13-11-2-6)
- Water pollution control laws (as defined in IC
13-11-2-261)
- Environmental management laws (as defined in
13-11-2-71)
- Solid waste management laws (under IC 13-19)
Appeals of permitting actions involve the following three
primary areas: water quality, air quality, and land quality. IC 13-15-6.
The OEA receives approximately 300 petitions for administrative review each
year. These are heard by one of the two environmental law judges employed by the
agency. Some cases may involve multiple parties and a number of complex legal
and technical issues that affect the entire state or regional environment and
may take several years to resolve.
The OEA director, who also serves as the agency's chief environmental law judge,
is selected by the Governor from a list of candidates recommended by a
five-member panel appointed pursuant to criteria described in IC 4-21.5-7-4. |